Car-coupling



(No Model.)

D. C. MGGOY.

CAR GOUPLING. No. 399,278. Patented Mar. 12, I18.89.

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DEVITT C. MCCOY, OF l'l'vSllNllLli, FLORIDA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,278, dated March 12, 1889.

Application led July 23, 1888. Serial NoA 230,729. lNo model.)

To all rhum if only conce/w:

Be it known that I, D'Ewrr'r t. Alltto'v, of

Bushnell, in the county of Sumter and Stateof ear-Couplers, and more partieulztrly to that Class of eouplers known as linlvanl-pin eouplers.

'lhe objectY of my invention isto provide an im proved automat-ie ear-coupler which shall be more simple and effective in o]ieration and niore durable and composed oli' fewer parts than the eareouplers heretofore in use. 3v

myeonstirnetion the eoupling is autoinatieallvv t effected when the ears eoine together, and ean be nneoupled from the sides or top oli the ear 1 bar to the rear oli' the trz-insverse opening o',

and .said bloe k is eonstantly pressed to the limit of its outward movement b v a suitable spring, D', interposed between the rear end of bleek l) and the inner end ofthe opening in the drawdmr. "lhe horizontal sides of the draw-bar are provided with longitudinal slots I) I, in whieh are con lined the pins or lugs b',

i projecting from the sides of the spring-block without in an)r wav endangering the life or limh of the railroad einliloylfs or others, and the eouple'r is so eheap and simple in eonst'ruetion that it ean be aiflopt'ed b v all railways at a minimum expense.

V\\'ith these ends in view my invention vonsists in eert'ain novel features of eonstruetion and eomhinatiljins of parts, more l'nllv de-l through said slots,\\'hereh vthebaekward and forward movemmits ofthe bloek are limiter". When the hloek is pushed to the limit of its forward movement hv its spring, iti will eX- tend bevond and elose the passage for the coupling-lun, and when the block at its limit of rearward movement the passage for the coupling-pin is open tio allow for the .free passage olf the same. The outer end of the spring-bleek is beveled inwardly toward the eenter, as shown, and for the purpose. hereinafter set forth.

The Coulriling-pin is guided and Carried by a vertically-operai ing eross head or bar, E, extending across the end of the ear and having handles e e, extending bevond the sides of the ear. Said cross-head is loosely Contined to the end of the ear to allow vertical movement by the vertical guides or vokes F, secured to the ear and einlfiraeiug the opposite ends of the erossvheal'l, and the Cross-head is provided with lugs `ff to prevent longitudinal movement and with notehesj/" in its lower edge, in which the lower portions of said vokes lit f when the ert'iss-head is in the position shown l is a di-iltaehed plan view of the verticallvi movable cross head or hartiuirrving the eoupling-pin.

Fig. it is a longitudinal seetion of t the dra\\'heall, showing the spring-:leiualed extends.

bhiek operating longitudinalljyY in the same; and Fig. l2 is a detail view olI one end of the vertiea-llv-movalle cross-liar.

In the drawings, the rtfleriimee-letter A indieates a drawdiar provided with the usual i ltingitudinal oi'ifniing or soeketi, o, to receive the link li, and willi the transverse opening a for the passage of the ei'nipling-pin C. A slidingbloek, l), is located in said hollow lrawin Fig. l.

As the ends of the cross-head are confined atV the end of the ear, 'the Center of the saine is eurved or arched outwardly, as shown, to bring it over the drawbar, and at its outwardlv-euiw'ed portion the eross-l1ead is provided with the l'orwartflLv-projeeting perforated arm y, through whieh the eoupling-pin (l indicates` a eliain seen red to the eouplingpin and extending to the top of the ear, as shown, and prl'iviiled with a` .stop` l", t'o limit ilsupward movemtlnt.

llV indieates a linl\-l1ol 'ler and guide, eonsistingol' an integral rod journaledon the end l i l ofthe ear and provided with handles uponv both sides of the same. At its eenter said TOO holder extends outwardly around and in front of the draw-bar, as shown at g', and directly in front of the opening in the draw-bar the link-holder is provid ed with the downwardlybent portion g2, in which the link rests and by which it is guided into the opposite drawhead when the cars are coming together.

In operation, when two cars are to be coupled the coupling-pin of' one is withdrawn to allow the spring-block to pass outwardly and close the coupling-pin passage, the lower end of the pin resting upon the upper surface of the block. As the cars come together, the link of the opposite coupler is guided by the holder H into the draw-head and'strikes the spring-block and is guided by the bevel edges of the same to its center, so that the full force of the link will be felt to force back the block to allow the pin to fall and ell'eet the coupling.

It will be readily seen that the cars can be uncoupled either from lthe top by lifting` the pin bythe chain attached to the saine, or from either side of the car by lifting one end of the cross-head by one of its handles.

The advantages, utility, and cheapness of the herein shown and described coupler can be readily seen by all persons; hence it is not deemed necessary to fully enumerate the same herein.

lVhat I claim isl. In combination, a draw-bar, a couplingpin, a vertically-movable cross head or bar curved or arched outwardly at its center and extending across the end of a car, an arm projecting forwardly from said cross-bar and carrying the coupling-pin, and vertical yokes secured to the car and embracing` the ends of said cross-bar, by which the same is loosely conined to the car and rendered vertically movable, substantially as described.

2. In a car-coupler7 the combination of a draw-bar provided with a spring-actuated block, a coupling-pin, a vertically-movable cross-head extending across the end of a car and provided with handles at its ends and with a forwardly-proj ecting arm carrying thc coupling-pin, and vertical yokes secured to the end of the car near the opposite ends of and loosely confining the cross-head to the car to allow the head a suitable vertical movenient within the yokcs, said cross-head being` provided with notches in which the ends ol' the yokes rcst and with pins or projections to prevent longitudinal movement oli' the sam c, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as -my own I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

DEWITT C. McCOY. Witnesses:

HUBERT E. PECK, CHAs. M. WERLE. 

